Mock Draft  —  The Devil Rays will make Vanderbilt lefthander David Price the No. 1 overall selection in the 2007 draft, which begins today at 2 p.m. Eastern.  That's no surprise, as other clubs have said for weeks that they would have been surprised if Tampa Bay had gone in a different direction.

Brewers get slugger in first round  —  First baseman LaPorta selected from University of Florida  —  MILWAUKEE — The Brewers injected some early drama to the first televised draft in Major League history, taking University of Florida first baseman Matt LaPorta seventh overall …

Mills set for draft party  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — The plan, at least, is that by the time the game between the Red Sox and A's starts this afternoon, Beau Mills will know his fate.  —  If that's the case, and just about everyone in the Red Sox dugout hopes it is, there will be quite …

Notes: Gambler close to return  —  Lefty Rogers optimistic after tossing simulated game  —  ARLINGTON — Left-hander Kenny Rogers felt good while pitching a two-inning simulated game on Tuesday, leaving both the pitcher and his manager optimistic he will rejoin the Tigers' rotation before the end of June.

Schilling falls one out shy of no-hitter  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Maybe the next time a Boston pitcher takes a no-hit bid into the ninth inning, he'll listen to catcher Jason Varitek.  —  Curt Schilling came within one out of his first career no-hitter Thursday, losing his bid …

Teixeira heads early deadline shopping list … There are 54 shopping days left until the trade deadline.  So it's time to make out those shopping lists.  —  Now unfortunately, the Psychics Hotline didn't return our calls, so we don't know for sure yet who's going to be buying and who's going to be selling.

Philippe Aumont … With the 11th pick in the first round pick, the M's selected Philipee Aumont, an 18-year-old 6′7 RHP from Quebec.  Here's a video of Aumont from the MLB Scouting Bureau, and there's a brief scouting report on him from the MLB.com draft tracker page.

Detroit EDC OKs plan to tear down Tiger Stadium  —  The Detroit Economic Development Corp.'s board approved a plan Thursday to demolish Tiger Stadium.  —  The board approved the project pending approval from the Detroit City Council.  The EDC plans to present its plan to the council in July.

Shuffle At The Top  —  Jim Callis, on his way to a Chicagoland studio to participate in ESPN's draft coverage, reports the Royals appear to have settled on Mike Moustakas with the No. 2 overall pick.  That would slide Josh Vitters to the Cubs at No. 3.  The Royals looked like they were on Vitters …

In Case You Missed It . . .  With the draft and preparations for the 2007 Futures Game in San Francisco next month, things can get a little hairy around the Baseball America World Headquarters here in Durham, NC at this time of year.  —  So in case you might have missed it, here are some happenings around the minors:

Gameday Triple Play  —  "Plate discipline though is difficult to measure.  Good plate discipline can mean swinging at the first pitch, fouling off the fifth, taking the tenth; it's about hitting when it's possible to do so and walking when not.  If it's possible to hit, a walk is a relative failure.

Video: Heckling the wild and crazy Julian Tavarez  —  It is well documented that not only is Julian Tavarez not the biggest student of the game, he's a bit... hmm... crazy?  —  It is interesting, then, that out of all the players on the Red Sox, the hecklers who shot this video below decided to pick Tavarez as their target.

MLB Amateur Draft: Pirates pick 4th, but they may have limited options  —  Rose Palmisano, The Orange County Register  —  Josh Vitters, a third baseman for Anaheim (Calif.) Cypress High School tops the Pirates' wish list.  —  The Pirates face a bunch of questions concerning …